-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The United States have named former Germany captain Jurgen Klinsmann as their new national coach , just a day after sacking Bob Bradley .

Bradley , who took over as coach in January 2007 , was relieved of his duties on Thursday , and U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati confirmed in a statement on Friday that his replacement has already been appointed .

`` Jurgen is a highly accomplished player and coach with the experience and knowledge to advance the program , '' said Gulati .

Bradley sacked as United States national coach

`` He has had success in many different areas of the game and we look forward to the leadership he will provide on and off the field . ''

The 46-year-old Klinsmann , who will be formally introduced to the media on Monday , expressed his delight at his appointment .

`` I 'm excited about the challenge ahead . I am looking forward to bringing the team together for our upcoming match against Mexico on August 10th and starting on the road towards qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup . ''

Klinsmann , who led Germany to third place in the 2006 World Cup finals , already lives in California and has been linked with the position for some time .

However , his reputation dipped slightly after taking over as Bayern Munich coach in 2008 , losing his job after just a year in charge of the Bavarian giants .

During his playing career , Klinsmann was respected as one of the greatest strikers of his era .

He scored 232 goals in 516 games during a 17-year club career that took in spells with Bayern , Italian side Inter Milan and English club Tottenham Hotspur .

He was also a member of the West Germany side that won the 1990 World Cup and the 1996 European Championship -- scoring 47 goals in 108 matches for his country .

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Jurgen Klinsmann is named as coach of the United States national side

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The 46-year-old German takes over from Bob Bradley who was fired this week

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Klinsmann steered Germany to third place in the 2006 World Cup finals